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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: It depends on who is providing the training.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: It depends. Sometimes staff have to cover their own costs. It is very difficult to know without more information. In this case, only the providers have to pay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: For instance, if a private company was set up to provide courses, it would have to go to the QQI and pay the fees.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Ultimately, the people who are buying the course, the staff, could end up paying the cost but it is a case of how that cost can be minimised.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Education Progamme Fees: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: The chief inspector will be coming to the meeting now and I invite members to remain if possible. I thank the witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We move on to our discussion of quality and standards in primary and post-primary schools. I welcome the chief inspector at the Department of Education and Skills, Dr. Harold Hislop. His report covering the period 2010 to 2012 which was recently launched by the Minister provides details of the quality of education in primary and second level schools and centres for education and highlights...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Given that they will be obliged to leave soon, I will take contributions from the Senators present because I understand they have to be elsewhere.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Am I correct in stating the Senator is obliged to go?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I should have taken questions from spokespersons first, but I made an exception in this instance because the Senators are obliged to leave. I am taking them in the order in which they indicated a desire to contribute.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Does the Senator wish to wait her turn then?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Does Dr. Hislop have a further comment to add?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We have only ten minutes remaining. I will take the last questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I have to stop the Deputy as we have only three minutes remaining.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: We had two items on our agenda, but these schedules are sent out months in advance to members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I must stop Dr. Hislop there, as another meeting has been scheduled for this room.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: While the witnesses may respond to that question, they might revert to the Deputies and Senators in respect of any outstanding issues.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: Yes, the Deputy should do so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: If Deputy McConalogue has outstanding questions, he should provide a brief list. Alternatively, he can refer them to me or to the clerk and we will conclude. While I note Deputy Jim Daly's point regarding the meeting's length, obviously the schedule went out as a draft to all members. That really is an opportunity to flag the possibility that not enough time has been allocated to a single...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Quality and Standards in Schools: Chief Inspector at Department of Education and Skills (19 Feb 2014)
Joanna Tuffy: I will follow that up.